Crossover Anime: I, Shirou Kotomine, King of Uruk

Chapter 180 The Showdown in the Fog!

Chapter 181 The Showdown in the Fog!

"Hmm, it will take a total of twelve hours!"

On the back platform of an open-top light truck, a blonde girl was lying there gazing at the sky.

This blonde girl is Jeanne d'Arc, the referee of this Holy Grail War.

She came into this world in the form of flesh.

Therefore, she was not in Romania when she first came to the human world.

Afterwards, Joan of Arc traveled by various means of transport and finally arrived in the capital of Romania, which was the battlefield of this great war.

Tulipas.

That is the place where the Black Square Thousand World Tree family is located.

As the defending side, that place naturally became the battlefield for this Holy Grail War.

After landing in the Romanian capital, Joan of Arc found a ride she could take.

She was lying on the cargo platform at the back of the vehicle.

According to the driver, it would take them twelve hours to reach Tulipas.

Of course, this is under the ideal circumstances.

But Joan of Arc's journey as the arbiter was destined to be fraught with difficulties.

"clang!"

"clang!"

"clang!"

The sounds of intense weapon clashes echoed continuously in this desolate wilderness.

The two sides engaged in battle were Karna and Siegfried.

Meanwhile, Jeanne, acting as the referee, was intently watching the two combatants, completely ignoring the Black Master's constant urging her to help Siegfried defeat Karna.

As the referee of this Holy Grail War, Jeanne d'Arc will not voluntarily engage in battle with the Servants in this Holy Grail War unless absolutely necessary.

No matter what the Black Master Gordes says, it's useless.

At this point, the battle between Karna and Siegfried had been deadlocked for a whole night.

Seeing the sky gradually brightening around them, Joan of Arc immediately spoke up to stop the two from fighting.

Karna and Siegfried, who also had a similar understanding, stopped what they were doing.

After agreeing to "fight again next time," Karna gradually disappeared from his side.

Siegfried returned to his Master Gordes' side.

Gold glared at Siegfried for a long while after he saw this.

As a world-renowned hero, Goldler forbade Siegfried to remain silent in order to prevent his true name from being revealed.

However, after his previous battle with Karna, Siegfried, having had his fill of fighting, responded to Karna's invitation, and the two made a pact to fight again.

This greatly displeased Gold.

After all, Siegfried's weakness was so famous that it was as well-known as his heroic myth.

Anyone who knows the story of Siegfried knows his weaknesses.

However, as long as Siegfried's weaknesses can be exploited, even Servants who are slightly weaker than Siegfried can achieve victory against all odds.

So, just in case, Gold forbade Siegfried from speaking.

But Siegfried had already spoken, so he could only rouse himself and speak to Joan of Arc, who was the arbiter.

"Ruler, would you be willing to travel with us? If your mission is to judge the Holy Grail War taking place in Tulipas, then I think staying at the Castle of a Thousand Worlds would be ideal for you..."

"No, that wouldn't guarantee fairness."

Joan of Arc refused to give Gold a chance to finish speaking.

"You don't need to worry about my mission. My reconnaissance ability is dozens of times that of an ordinary Servant. No matter where the battle takes place in Tulifas, I can get there immediately."

Joan of Arc coldly refused.

The current Holy Grail War is essentially a conflict between two opposing forces.

Even she had never heard of such a situation before.

Therefore, she decided not to have any interaction with either of these two forces, not even in a perfunctory manner.

Although she was a village girl, Joan of Arc was, after all, a heroic figure who had led an army in her previous life.

She was no stranger to these kinds of intrigues and schemes between people.

For example, Joan of Arc was very clear about Black's thoughts at this moment.

Therefore, she will not give the other party any chance.

"Let's go, Saber."

""

Gold's voice was filled with displeasure.

Joan of Arc's rejection left him empty-handed at this point.

For someone as proud as him, not immediately losing his temper was already a sign of restraint.

Once inside the car they had come in, Gold and Siegfried quickly disappeared from Joan of Arc's sight.

"call!"

Seeing that everyone had left, Joan of Arc couldn't help but let out a sigh of relief.

The armor on her body slowly disappeared, and Joan of Arc returned to her usual attire.

Like Artoria during the Fourth and Fifth Holy Grail Wars, Jeanne d'Arc, who also has a physical body, cannot become a spirit, which means that she must integrate into human society.

So she usually wears casual clothes.

After all, things like armor can't be worn on an airplane.

"Sigh, now there are no cars left, I have no choice but to walk."

Looking at the desolate scene around her, Joan of Arc gave up the idea of ​​hitchhiking again.

After all, in this situation, no one knows when they will encounter a vehicle.

But the Holy Grail War in Tulipas won't wait for her.

Judging from the current interactions between the Red and Black sides with her, it's clear that both sides dislike her.

The red team doesn't even bother to hide this aspect.

It was an assassination attempt.

As for Black?

Although it was called an invitation, it was actually an exploitation.

After all, according to the information Jeanne knew, the Holy Grail War was caused by the Black faction wanting to use the power of Servants to achieve their own wishes.

"What a nuisance! I wonder what the real reason I was brought here is?"

Filled with uncertainty, Joan of Arc packed her belongings and began to run quickly, heading straight for Tulipas.

However, this arbitrator's journey was destined to be fraught with difficulties.

Before she could run for more than a few minutes, she clearly sensed that a battle was about to begin.

One of them is Saber from the Black faction, who left earlier.

"Could he have been ambushed?"

The thought immediately came to Joan of Arc's mind.

But recalling Karna's previous attitude, Joan of Arc felt that she shouldn't have acted that way.

But that's the current situation. Apart from the red side, there are no other Servants who want to deal with the black side's Saber!

"And it's daytime now!"

Joan of Arc stopped and looked in the direction of the battle, her expression turning serious.

It's forbidden to engage in Holy Grail War duels during the day!

"No, I need to get there as soon as possible to stop this violation."

Joan of Arc quickly changed direction and rushed towards the location of the battle.

As she changed direction, the armor she had previously removed reappeared on her body, and she also grasped the battle flag that served as her weapon.

Her belongings had been abandoned.

Joan of Arc ran forward at full speed.

"Damn it, that woman actually rejected me."

Inside the carriage, Gold was complaining about being rejected by Joan of Arc.

Frustrated, he recalled Siegfried's disobedience and immediately berated him, "Have you forgotten my orders, Siegfried?!"

"no."

"Then why did you speak at all!"

Gold continued to berate Siegfried, his sharp words enough to infuriate anyone.

But Siegfried did not respond.

He just stood there with his head down, accepting Gold's angry rant.

Until the unexpected happened.

"Be careful!"

"Enemy attack!"

Suddenly, the driver's and Siegfried's voices rang out simultaneously.

The reason for this situation was the figure that suddenly appeared in the middle of the road, directly in front of the car.

With a screech of brakes, the car veered sharply into the wasteland beside the road.

Gold, protected by Siegfried, jumped out of the car and landed smoothly on the ground.

Then, the two of them immediately looked at the figure blocking their way.

It was a figure shrouded in a black robe.

Not a single part of his body was exposed.

"Assassin?"

Looking at the figure, Gold asked cautiously.

After all, that outfit was just too fitting for the Assassin class.

"That's right, I am Assassin, the magician of Yggdrasil who was ordered to kill you."

Kotomine Shirou said calmly to Gold.

With Tomoe Gozen preventing Jeanne's arrival, Kotomine Shirou no longer needs to be as anxious as before.

Unlike previous hunts, this time the ambush was carried out by Shirou Kotomine, who had already eliminated all possible magical detection in the surrounding area.

No one would know in a short time that a battle was about to break out in this desolate wilderness.

Even if the World Tree knew about this, it would be too late.

It takes another six or seven hours to drive here from Tulipas.

In this situation, what can Black use to provide support?

"Me? So you're our Black team's Assassin!"

Gold looked at Shirou Kotomine with disbelief; he hadn't considered this possibility at first glance.

The reason for this is that the magicians of the Thousand Worlds Tree have already fought directly against Jack the Ripper and Reika Rokudou.

That was before they came to Romania.

After all, he was one of the seven Masters selected by the Yggdrasil family, and Jack the Ripper's original Master had quite a few people under his command.

The chase began after the other party was discovered to be dead.

Ultimately, Jack the Ripper annihilated the Yggdrasil family's pursuing forces and arrived in Romania.

The reason why Jack the Ripper kept hunting down the magicians of the Yggdrasil family was not only because of their identities as magicians, but also because there was hatred between them.

But precisely because of this, Gold knew all the information about their Black side's Assassin.

Jack the Ripper, a hero.

But according to the information sent back by the pursuing troops, she should be a little girl with white hair, right?

But this person in the black robe doesn't match the information in his memory at all!

This is why he didn't expect the newcomer to be their Black team's Assassin.

But at this moment, Gold did not feel that the other party was deceiving him.

That's meaningless.

"So you have the ability to transform?"

Gold said with certainty.

After confirming that Black Assassin would not be with them, research into Jack the Ripper began.

Based on their speculation, this Jack the Ripper may not be a single person.

It is a collection of a certain series.

"That would explain why he could transform. After all, there are rumors about Jack the Ripper, such as whether he was male or female, old or young."

"Once this rumor becomes a reality, it becomes your ability, right?"

Although Gold is an absolutely terrible guy in terms of personality.

However, his abilities in the field of magic are all extremely outstanding.

For example, this analytical ability.

Based on Shirou Kotomine's performance, he deduced the possible abilities that Jack the Ripper might possess.

In fact, Jack the Ripper did have this ability.

However, it is not Jack the Ripper of the Assassin class, but Jack the Ripper of the Berserker class.

"You're very talented!"

Kotomine Shiro praised it.

"In that case, we can't let you leave here alive."

"What?!"

When he heard Shirou Kotomine's first half of the praise, Gold even showed a smug look.

But after hearing the second half, his expression immediately turned ugly.

"Protect me, Saber!"

Gold roared.

Siegfried quickly shielded him.

Just then, the fog quickly enveloped them, and soon it became incredibly thick, making it impossible to see anything even up close, let alone anything a little further away.

"Fog, the Fog City?"

Gold's voice trembled as he recalled the rumors about Jack the Ripper.

He couldn't find any sense of security in this fog.

At this moment, he became completely convinced of Shirou Kotomine's identity as Jack the Ripper.

But that's precisely why he felt afraid.

Unlike other classes, the Assassin class is far inferior to other classes in terms of positive abilities.

However, precisely because of this, Servants of this class rarely choose to fight directly against Servants of other classes.

Their target is usually their Master.

"What's wrong, are you scared?"

Kotomine Shirou's voice slowly rang in Gordes' ears.

The sudden sound nearly made Gold's heart jump out of his chest.

After all, at that moment, Shirou Kotomine was just too close to him.

Upon hearing Kotomine Shirou's name, Gordes immediately shouted it out, and Siegfried swung his sword at Kotomine Shirou.

Faced with this attack, Kotomine Shirou precisely blocked it with the dagger in his hand.

He then slid backward using the force of Siegfried's sword swing.

During this process, Siegfried did not pursue, as he was worried that this was a diversionary tactic by the enemy.

After all, in this fog, one's master is one's biggest weakness.

"Your name is Gold, right? So, how about it? Scared?"

Kotomine Shirou's voice rang out again.

Gold, who had been speechless with fright, asked in a trembling voice, "What exactly do you want to do?"

"It's nothing. I want you to grant me a request. If you do, I will stop targeting you. As for whether it's true or not, I think you can judge for yourself."

"What are your requirements!"

Recalling the voice he had heard earlier, Gold knew that if the other party wanted to, he would have been dead just now.

Therefore, he felt that the other party would keep their promise.

"It's not a difficult problem. I want to have a good fight with this swordsman. You just need to remove all the restrictions on him and let him have a good fight with me."

Kotomine Shirou's voice, tinged with laughter, slowly rang out through the mist.

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